Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-11-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

fSo 1Su eitSi pas"S S" SNpS~S " ~ recent demons,Tstion
 Thomas Fitch has purchased the San Diego Bee, from Clara S Foliz, the eel ebrated female lawyer, of California, pay ing therefor SI5,ooo.
 The Alta Californian thinks that there are cholera sporads in the drinking water of that city, and appeals 10 the consumers 10 boil their water.
 A corps of engineers have arrived al Gallup, New Mexico. 10 locate a railroad, line between that point and Durango thence southwes, 10 San Diego.
 A sculling race for the championship of the world took place al Sidoey, Aus ualia, on the ,Ilh inst, between Beach and Harlan, and was won by the former.
 The new editor of .he Phenix Advance attended Ihe opeuing o. the skaIng rink al that place, and came to the con clusion that there was no place where a lady can show her charms 50 gracefully as on rollers.
 Albany. New York, has an epidemic of typhoid fever, and the mayor has issued proclamation asking that all citizens before using the reservoir water boll ii, as ,he seeds of the disease are supposed 10 lrrk in II.
 Ex-Commissioner w \. ]. Sparks will seek the yindica,ion of his conduct as land commissioner by an election to congress. The district Tn which Gen efAl Sparks resides IS represented in congress now by Richard W. Townsend.
 Congress will meet on Monday. With the vacancies of the house of represen- tatiye all filled ;ha, body seems 10 stand thus: democrats. r67; republicans. I54; independents and laoor men, 4 The senate consists oi republicans, S9; dem ocrats, g.
 We would like 10 rise enough 10 call upon the Phen,x Gaze,ie for an exolana- ton of the following item which aP- peared m its columns: ''l, begIns to look as though the 'hsrmonIzer' would be called into requisi ion in Prescott by sn.. tuvo ", the .5Ia of 3ff,trS
 Russia Is massing Sooo,ooo soloiers near the German and Aus,airn frontiers. Polish Jews are saiG 10 be keeping Germany and Austria well informed in regard to the movements Of she Russian troops. Bsmark $ expected to call the attention of the reiohstag 10 the matter.
 After ;hirty-six years editorial labor on the New York Ledger. Rober, Bon ner has retired. and the paper IS now published by Robert Bonner's sons. Mir. Bonner has been one of the most liberal advertisers m the world, and spent as much as $;,ooo for single ad yertisement.
 The New York Herald n the same column m which t makes special mention of its European edition says ambisuously: "rhis paper has the lare- es, circulation in the United States" The affidavit man of the World or cme ofthe other big dsiIies winch are crowd ing closely the circulation O. the Herald will probably no; deny the assertion.
 One of the largest benefac,ions in the history of the world is that of the Baron Hisch, who has just gwen s. COG, ,ooo to Jewish charities in Europe. Like prudent man, the baron gives the money during his lie time and In- tends 10 see his wishes carried out per sonallY. His generosity eoiiPsed in mag nnude the gifts of Peabody.
 A Californian, largely interested in fur Seal industry, says that sealsklns are ex- pensive, not because they are scarce. but because the trade limits the supply. Ii all the skins tha, could be taken were poured on the market the fur would be so common that t would cease 10 be desired by the wealthy. So the seal catcners agree upon the total number that they will put upon the market, and they make their repor, to the furrlers oi London and Paris. who meet each spring and decide upon the prices.
 The telegraph every now and then IS burdened with the reports ot the eN- pose of some so-called spni, medium, the latest victim of exposure Is Madame Fay, of Boston. l. does seem that after all the exposures made of ,his mediumistic legerdemain tha, these so-called mediums would be unable 70 secure audience enough, even to be exposed.
 Just before he died, and when leo weak to sign bis name, Govsrnor Bart let,, of California, told hls brother that he had promised mother whose son was ID prison for forgery, ,ha; he would l paIdon him after he had served three | years. "Tel Waterman the Iieu;enan. I af,er am dead" he said. |, This was done ard Waterman has jus, 1, announced his pardon.
 The amoie has at las, been pu; on the | marke, ID the form of cake soap The i plant IS well known and grows wild on l all the mountains ef Arizona, and for years has been used by ihe natives for the hair. Nature produces no greater res,o.er than the amole for the ! ham. I, Is also used fer washing fan i nel, which prevents ,he goods from i I, will also remove grease ! spots and has wonderful healing proper | tiss, especially ior skin diseases Star